how to make this beaded basket

hi everyone, i think i posted this somewhere else also, but i'm not sure if i did it right. anyway, my friend's grandma made a bunch of christmas ornaments that were very popular from the late 70's to the early 80's i think. i'm sure everyone has probably seen a version of the beaded bell. well i am looking for instructions on the beaded basket. i tried to figure it out from the pics that she sent me but i'm not getting anywhere. i have attached the pics and i would appreciate any help i can get.

Sherrie................I think you can do it on your own. String 6 beads and tie off into a circle, bead around it like right angle weave using five new beads to make a larger circle of 6 bead rings. I am not positive how the sides get "formed" but somewhere along the line, like after the first three rounds, a decrease happens and that shapes the vertical sides.

Do you have a library that has craft books? There are a number of craft books (usually Japanese) that show how to make these things, usually with wire, but just make it using string. I had several of these and just gave them to the library. They keep some and sell the rest of what is donated to them..........so I can't be more specific. The books will usually have small human figures, dogs, cats, sometimes furniture, flowers, etc. Donna

I also think it is a RAW stitch indeed. As far as I can see the rounding is frow the second layer where you add 5 beads instead of 6. If you want to make this easy for you, you have to look past the colors and just see the rounds.. Like this, the red dot is the beginning.

You really need to check out some Right Angle Weave (RAW) tutorials. The pattern above is pretty good especially with the different colors inserted along with bead types.

The basket you are trying is a basic RAW with what looks like faceted acrylic/plastic beads (that was the common type to use for these decorations in the 80's). Being larger also make them super simple to do. You need to know how a right angle weave is done first though- (also pretty easy)

There are a few patterns very similar out there for sale but before I spend $15- on a pattern (what I found at Beadwrangler) I would definitely want to have an idea of the technique. (I also think that is steep for this pattern in seed beads, but that is me).

You could also check for any books on Amazon from enterprise art and see if they actually had it in a publication. That way you could at least have a variety of items to learn.

Start slow and practice some basic weaves... as you go along you will start to get the idea for how many beads of what size you will need to get the look you want. Then try the pattern, or even another and build up to it.

Good Luck- (BTW, you can check beadwrangler for the pattern I found under projects6to9

It is done with seed beads but looks to be the exact type basket- just don't add the little adornment inside the basket and use larger beads.